PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kara Hiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hiri
vs
J Champ

190 cm
32
214 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

186 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kara Hiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiri looks to score with a jab to the body but J Champ is just out of range.
J Champ takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hiri blocks a low kick nicely.
J Champ thows a body kick. Hiri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
J Champ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but J Champ was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiri.
Hiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Hiri misses.
J Champ attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
J Champ throws a sloppy head kick and Hiri moves out of range easily.
Hiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiri missing with a left hand there. J Champ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Hiri.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiri throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
J Champ is looking to land body kicks.
Hiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Hiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
J Champ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiri.
J Champ scores with a head kick. Hiri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ throws a nice inside leg kick.
J Champ thows a body kick. Hiri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from J Champ, right into the meat.
J Champ connects with an inside leg kick.
Hiri digs a good body shot into J Champ's ribs.
Hiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kara Hiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiri. J Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
J Champ scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiri blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
J Champ throws a nice inside leg kick.
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiri is breathing heavily.
J Champ is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiri. J Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiri thuds his right hand into J Champ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
J Champ scores with a leg kick.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.
J Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
J Champ does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Hiri finds it's target.
Hiri moves out of range of the leg kick from J Champ.
J Champ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiri. That did some damage!
Hiri misses with a looping left.
A solid body kick from J Champ.
Hiri with a nice cross.
Hiri checks a low kick from J Champ.
Hiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiri misses with a right hand
and J Champ counters with a solid body kick.
That kick from J Champ tenderised Hiri's leg. Hiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from J Champ tenderised Hiri's leg. Hiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
J Champ cracks the inside of Hiri's front leg.
J Champ scores with a kick to the body.
J Champ fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hiri checks it well.
Hiri blocks the body kick.
Hiri throws a predictable looking body shot
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Hiri 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from J Champ.
That kick from J Champ tenderised Hiri's leg. Hiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
J Champ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hiri's head.
J Champ is looking to slow Hiri down with leg kicks.
J Champ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
J Champ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from J Champ.
J Champ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiri checks a leg kick.
Hiri misses with a two punch combination.

J Champ fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiri, pushing him back against the cage.
J Champ misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

An inside leg kick lands from J Champ.
Hiri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
J Champ slips under a jab.
J Champ fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hiri checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
Hiri throws a lazy right hand but J Champ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
J Champ throws out a leg kick but Hiri moves out of range and J Champ only half commits.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from J Champ in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
J Champ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiri. That did some damage!
J Champ ducks right into an uppercut from Hiri.
Hiri throws a lazy right hand but J Champ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
J Champ tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiri throws a predictable looking body shot
and J Champ counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ throws a leg kick which misses Hiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiri tries to avoid it.
J Champ connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiri moves out of range as J Champ throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from J Champ, right into the meat.
J Champ goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
J Champ scores with a head kick.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
J Champ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiri.
Hiri misses with an uppercut. J Champ saw that one coming.
Hiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but J Champ moves away.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
Hiri throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ looks to land a body kick but Hiri moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiri. J Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
J Champ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hiri throws a combination that misses
and J Champ counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
J Champ swings away with a leg kick that misses.
J Champ fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before J Champ can pounce on him.
Hiri throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ tries to score with a low kick but Hiri moves his leg out of the way.
J Champ slips a jab from Hiri.
Hiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. J Champ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
J Champ is looking to chop away at Hiri's legs.
Hiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from J Champ.
J Champ throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by J Champ there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
J Champ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Hiri.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from J Champ.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
J Champ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiri thuds a left hand into J Champ's body.
Hiri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

J Champ closes the distance and clinches.

J Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
J Champ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiri.
Hiri checks a leg kick nicely.
Hiri looks to land a left hand but J Champ moved out of range nicely.
Hiri throws out a powerful jab.
J Champ lands a high kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Hiri blocks the leg kick.
J Champ throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J Champ gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
J Champ misses with a leg kick
and Hiri counters with a straight right hand.
Hiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hiri misses with a looping right.
Hiri looks to score with a jab to the body but J Champ is just out of range.
J Champ scores with a nice body kick.
J Champ looks to land a body kick but Hiri moved away.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
J Champ clinches.
J Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Hiri controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hiri.
Hiri blocks an uppercut.
Hiri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but J Champ has him pressed against the cage.
J Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

J Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for J Champ.
Hiri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hiri blocks the body kick.
Hiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
J Champ is looking to land body kicks.
J Champ blocks a jab.
Hiri looks to land a right hand but J Champ moved out of range.
J Champ tries to land a front kick but Hiri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by J Champ.
Hiri blocks a low kick nicely.
Hiri looks to land a right hand but J Champ moved out of range.
J Champ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiri.
J Champ takes one on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J Champ wants to land a leg kick but Hiri is out of range.
Hiri looks to score with a jab to the body but J Champ is just out of range.

J Champ gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
J Champ stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hiri misses with a body punch.
J Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiri misses with some punches.
J Champ lands a body shot.
Hiri digs a right hand into J Champ's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on J Champ's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of J Champ backwards.
J Champ blocks an uppercut.
J Champ dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hiri has J Champ pressed against the cage.
J Champ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
J Champ misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiri.
Hiri lands a nice uppercut.
J Champ is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with J Champ's elbow.
Hiri misses with the head strike.
Hiri blocking some punches.
Hiri is leaning against J Champ and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hiri.
Tsubasa J Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
J Champ keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hiri's efforts to push away.
Hiri presses J Champ against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiri misses with a body punch.

Hiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
J Champ scores with a nice body kick.
Hiri throws a jab when J Champ was well out of range.
Hiri thows a body shot but no joy.
J Champ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiri. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
J Champ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Hiri down.
Hiri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiri misses with a body shot.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but J Champ moves away.
J Champ tries to clinch there but Hiri circles away.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
J Champ misses with a low kick as Hiri jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiri looks to land a left hand but J Champ moved out of range nicely.
J Champ throws a low kick, looking for Hiri's leg but Hiri calmly moves out of range.
Kara Hiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiri closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kara Hiri.
I think J Champ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsubasa J Champ!
Tsubasa J Champ thanked the fans post fight for their support.